The cost of buying a home has risen by more than 10pc year-on-year, but prices are falling in Dublin.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) says residential property prices in the capital have dropped by 0.4pc in June, compared with a national increase of 0.1pc across the country.

And although house prices continue to increase, the rate of that rise has slowed down.It says that prices rose nationally by 0.1pc in the month of June, compared with 0.5pc in May and an increase of 2.9pc recorded in June of last year.

This is likely due to new rules introduced by the Central Bank in February which require first-time buyers to have saved 10pc of the property price, and second-time buyers at least 20pc, before they can secure a mortgage.

However, in Dublin, prices are falling, down 0.4pc last month. Despite this, prices are still 11.1pc higher than a year ago. The fall was more pronounced for apartments, which dropped 0.4pc, compared with 0.3pc for houses